Chapter 37: This Sister Soars to the Sky!

Bai Wei stood frozen in place like a statue, stunned into silence for a long while. Her expression was one of overwhelming shock.

Seeing Bai Wei like this, Ye Qingning immediately understood that Bai Wei had earned a lot of points this time.

Curious, she waved her hand in front of Bai Wei’s eyes, trying to bring her back to her senses.

With a smile, Ye Qingning said, “How many points did you get that turned Senior Sister into a wooden statue?”

Bai Wei swallowed hard and slowly snapped out of her daze. She gazed deeply at Ye Qingning before speaking slowly.

“The person who got knocked out had 120 points. Two others each had 100 points, and the remaining two had 170 points and 130 points. My sixth junior brother had a whopping 240 points.”

“Their total points add up to 860, and after verifying their identities, we got an additional 300 points. I just gained a total of 1160 points. Adding the 340 points I already had, my total score is exactly 1500. I’ve moved up from 136th place to 4th place…”

“Fourth! I’m in 4th place! I’ve made it to the top 15! Ning Ning, am I dreaming…” Bai Wei started crying uncontrollably as she spoke, her sobs echoing, and she couldn’t stop.

Looking at Bai Wei like this, Ye Qingning suddenly understood why Fan Jin went mad after passing the imperial examination in his past life.

Fortunately, this sister hadn’t gone mad—she was just overcome with joy.

If Ye Qingning had won a major lottery prize in her past life, she probably would have cried or gone crazy too.

The six people were no pushovers either, considering these were their points after half were deducted.

That sixth junior brother, with 240 points, had 480 points before the verification failure, ranking higher than Bai Wei.

The total points for the six people were close to what Ye Qingning had anticipated.

Seeing Bai Wei so moved that she almost thought it was an illusion, Ye Qingning gave her a sharp pinch on the arm, making her yelp in pain.

“Senior Sister, stop crying. If it hurts, it’s not a dream. You’ve truly soared into 4th place. Entering the inner sect should be no problem now.”

Upon hearing Ye Qingning’s words, Bai Wei cried even harder.

She wasn’t a person who normally cried, but today, her tears wouldn’t stop.

But the thought that as long as she maintained this score, she could really enter the inner sect and become a disciple of the prestigious Penglai Sect’s inner sect, made her so excited that she couldn’t stop crying, feeling that no amount of tears could express her emotions.

“Ning Junior Sister, if it weren’t for your planning, setting up the act for me, helping me steal their identity tags, and giving me all the points, I would never have made it to 4th place.”

“It’s because of you that I have a chance to enter the inner sect. Ning Ning, no one has ever been so kind to me, and I feel like no matter what I do, I can never repay your kindness (┳◇┳).” Bai Wei stopped crying, her voice choked as she spoke.

In the cultivation world, people were always trying to climb to the top, and many outer sect disciples of the Penglai Sect came from powerful families.

Although the Penglai Sect only cared about the disciples’ abilities and not their family background, within the disciples, those from powerful families always held themselves in a higher regard.

Except for Qin Changsheng, no one had ever befriended Bai Wei. No one had ever treated her the way Ning Junior Sister had—planning for her, stealing the points for her, and giving them all to her.

She knew that it was all Ning Junior Sister’s doing that led her to eliminate the six people and earn the points. Yet, the fourth place went to her—it could be said that Ning Junior Sister had given her this place.

She had reminded Ning Junior Sister to carry more spiritual talismans for the assessment, knowing they might be useful, but that was just a suggestion. She never expected Ning Junior Sister to go so far as to help her.

But Ning Junior Sister had done so much for her. When compared to her fiancé, Qin Changsheng, who only cared about using her to help himself and had never once thought of helping her win the assessment…

Thinking about it now, she suddenly felt that her fiancé was nothing at all. He couldn’t compare to Ning Junior Sister. Ning Junior Sister treated her so well, while her fiancé only cared about his own path to the inner sect.

How could she compare him to Ning Junior Sister? Such a selfish and self-serving fiancé—what use was he?

And as for herself, how should she thank Ning Ning…

That’s right! The secret treasure! The Nine-Turn Yin-Yang Bottle!

As long as she obtained the Nine-Turn Yin-Yang Bottle, she would get 600 points. Even if she didn’t have any points right now, the 600 points would be doubled in total, giving her 1200 points.

She remembered that Ning Junior Sister’s ranking was 98th, with points likely over 400. If she got the Nine-Turn Yin-Yang Bottle, it would be at least 1000 points, and her total score would exceed 2000!

Her 1500 points had gotten her to 4th place, but with 2000 points, she could easily enter the top three!

Ye Qingning had the same thought. Even if she gained 300 points from verifying the six people’s identities, she still wouldn’t make it to the top 15.

She had calculated earlier that as long as she obtained the Nine-Turn Yin-Yang Bottle, she would have a surefire win.

Before Ye Qingning could tell Bai Wei that there was no need for thanks, Bai Wei grabbed her sleeve.

“Junior Sister, we absolutely must get the Nine-Turn Yin-Yang Bottle! Your identity is that of a cultivator. You can’t steal points, and verifying others’ identities is too slow. The only way to win is by obtaining the secret treasure!”

“Now that the underground seal is loosening, the treasure is likely to appear soon. I don’t know how I can help, but if you need anything, just let me know!”

Ye Qingning lowered her eyes. Even when she could use excuses to eavesdrop at family meetings, if she appeared here as the second young lady of the Yu family, especially to obtain the Nine-Turn Yin-Yang Bottle, she would surely be exposed during verification.

Even if she was right about the underground sealing the evil spirits, how could a mere mortal like her exterminate the evil spirits in front of everyone?

So, gaining points through evil extermination wasn’t as effective as grabbing the bottle during the chaos.

But Bai Wei, with her identity as an immortal master, was different.

Whatever Bai Wei did would seem completely reasonable. What Ye Qingning couldn’t do, she could rely on Bai Wei to help her.

“Don’t worry. The seal still needs some time to break. The earliest will be tomorrow night, and once the seal is broken, the treasure will appear. We still need Senior Sister to distract others during the exorcism, so I can act secretly. Let’s head back first tonight and avoid raising any suspicions.”

Bai Wei, upon hearing this, anxiously grabbed Ye Qingning’s arm. “Junior Sister, what should I do to attract attention? What exactly do I need to do?”

Bai Wei had already begun to imagine the chaotic scene at that time. She was nervous and unsure about what she should do.

Ye Qingning could tell that Bai Wei was anxious, realizing that Bai Wei was worried she might not be able to get the bottle.

“Senior Sister, let’s go back first. I’ll tell you what you need to do on the way.”

They had come to the outskirts tonight to scout, and now that they had found the location, it was time to return. If her elder sister went on a rampage and noticed she was missing from the house, it would definitely raise suspicion.

…

An hour later, Ye Qingning quietly returned to her room.

She took out blank talisman paper, a talisman brush, and cinnabar spiritual ink.

In order to successfully obtain the Nine-Turn Yin-Yang Bottle, she had to draw this talisman.

However, the failure rate of drawing this talisman was extremely high. Fortunately, she had prepared plenty of blank talisman papers before the assessment, and now she had just the right materials to use.